Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

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Upcoming EMO Events

June 5: World Environment Day. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has selected the City of Portland to host this year's North American World Environment Day.

June 20: “World Refugee Day Gallery Event." 5 to 10 p.m. at Imago Gallery, 512 NW Ninth Ave., Portland.

Learn more about these events

Directions
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, 0245 SW Bancroft Street, Suite B, Portland, OR 97239. View directions.

Phone (503) 221-1054
Fax (503) 223-7007
E-mail emo@emoregon.org

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Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) is a statewide association of Christian denominations, congregations, ecumenical organizations and interfaith partners working together to improve the lives of Oregonians through community ministry programs, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, environmental ministry and public policy advocacy. Learn more about EMO.

Featured Resources

Spring 2013 EMO "Voice" newsletter

New: Listen to March 2013 "Food Ethics Conference" keynotes by Dr. Norm Wirzba and Elizabeth Woody.

Dorrien Prof. Gary Dorrien's Collins Lecture, "God's Economy: Faithful response to the economic crisis. View it now.

Faithful Prevention of Gun Violence
The following are resources that you are invited to use in your congregation or organization.
–National Council of Churches Worship and Prayer Resources in Response to Newtown Shooting
–National Council of Churches: Faith communities take action against gun violence
–Northwest Catholic Counseling Center
–Clackamas County Crisis Services
–Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
–National Mental Health Association
–National Institute of Mental Health

Other Resources
–Congregations Caring for Watersheds and Wildlife (C2W2)
–Creating Opportunity through Micro-Enterprise: Faith Kitchens as Micro-Business Incubators
–Faithful Response to Homelessness & Hunger
–Religion & Health Care: An Interfaith Study on Religious Values and Health Policy
–Congregational Health Index (Spanish version)
–Guidelines and Recommendations for the Overnight Sleeping Pilot (Portland metro area)

EMO in the News
May 9, 2013, "New buzz at churches," Catholic Sentinel
April 9, 2013, "Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon honors Joe Weston, Rev. Kent Harrop and others," The Oregonian
March 16, 2013, "Catholic businessman honored for philanthropy," Catholic Sentinel
March 12, 2013, "The moral imperative to end wage theft: Guest opinion," The Oregonian
Feb. 13, 2013: "Oregonians eat organic food for spiritual reasons, aside from their health," The Oregonian
Jan. 15, 2013: "Church groups see brief window for anti-hunger effort," Catholic Sentinel

Ecumenical Links
Ecumenical News International
Ecumenical Press
National Council of Churches
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
World Council of Churches

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